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Archive boxes full of preserved stories, sights and sounds from the Appalachian region. Home to the bell hook papers and the Janis Ian Archives. https://libraryguides.berea.edu/archives

Two-page opening in the St. John's Bible, Hebrews 1-3, featuring dragonfly ornamentation.
Exhibit title panel featuring text "Francis and Louise Gilman Hutchins" and images of flowers and a blue (Berea) bear.
Berea College Special Collections and Archives welcomes you to hear visiting scholar Jennifer Freeman Marshall, PhD, of Purdue University reflect on her recent bell hooks papers residency. April 17 at 2:00 PM in Hutchins Library Special Collections and Archives reading room.
The Bucolics Project poster featuring a collage of images and texts.
Formal portrait of Rosa Lee Charles and Cleo Charles sitting together
Poster with exhibition title and details on the left and a circular picture on the right showing quilted history game pieces.
Two closed archive boxes.
Poster advertising a lunch presentation by sound artist, composer, and author Brian Harnetty. Nov. 6, 2025 at Noon in Hutchins Library.
Archive boxes lined up on wooden tables in the Special Collections and Archives reading room, front view. (Photo by Lizzie Doerr)
Poster inviting the public to attend an October 16 Lunch Talk by Dr. Steve Gowler who will discuss his recently published book Thoughts That Burned. Topics: Archives, William Goodell, human rights, and abolition of slavery in the USA.
Image of a one-case exhibit "bell hooks: global phenomenon" featuring books by bell hooks that were published in other languages.
Cover of book Beyond Dark Hills written by Jesse Stuart.